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“agarran” and “agarres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,254
- “agarran” frequency rank
- #34,422
- “agarres” frequency rank
- 50676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agarran | agarres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agarrar o de agarrarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de agarrar o de agarrarse. |
Where the eye mixes agarran and agarres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: agarran vs agarres
A purely visual mix-up. agarran ([aˈɣ̞arãn]) and agarres ([aˈɣ̞ares]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agarran is recorded at frequency rank #16,254, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞arãn]. agarres is at rank #34,422, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ares].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50676, this pair ranks #101,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agarran vs agarres
Shared letters: agr. Private to "agarran": n. Private to "agarres": es.
"agarran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "agarres" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agarran" and "agarres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agarran" or "agarres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "agarran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agarres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agarran" and "agarres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agarres vs amarras". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #101,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.